Improvement in sleigh-runners



W. H. STROUP.

Sleigh.

No. 69,508. Patented O ct. 1,1857

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IMPROVEMENT IN SLEIGH-RUNNERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 69,508, dated October1, 1867.

To all 'whom 'it may concern.-

Beit known that I, W. H. STEOUP, of Philadelphia, in the county ofPhiladelphia, and in the State ot' Pennsylvania, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Sleigh- Runners; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and eXactdescription thereof,reference being had to the accompanying drawing', and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, making a part of this specitication.

My invention consists in so constructing the runner of a sleigh in sucha manner as to at- Ifach it under and directly to the wheels of lightcarriages, childrens carriages, or other vehicles having either two orfour wheels, or under anything that runners are to placed beneath; also,in iirmly securing,` the wheel of the vehicle when attached thereto 5also, in making the runners portable and easy to trans port.

In the annexed drawing, A represents the forward portion of thesleigh-runner, whichis formed in the usual manner, and usuallyconstructed of wood, metal, or bot-h. To the rear end of this runner ishinged (C) a short section ot a runner, A', and by means of its saidhinge may be folded up or allowed to remain open to forni a longerrunner, as desired. Upon the top of these sections AA are placedsuitable fastenings, to which the vehicle-wheels are connected.

B represents a metal keeper, which is secured to the upper forward endof the main screw-thread, which passes through the open part of keeperand runner, where it is stationed by the nut fr. This keeper can bereadily extracted from lthe runner whenever required.

In attaching the vehicle to the runner the keeper is taken olf andclamped around the wheel and then reattached to the runner. When therunner is required for a two-wheeled vehicle the rear section, A', canbe detached entirely by means of the hinge C or folded up out of theWay. The wheels are secured to the runner by the fastening on the top ofthe section and the keeper at the end of section A.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The runners A A', hinge C, and keeper B, arranged in the manner and forthe purposes specied.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing l have hereunto set my hand this6th day of August, 1867.

`W. H. STROUP.

Witnesses:

P. H. S'raoUP, A. W. LoWRY.

